Improved bed-bottom



DARLINGTON ILIOSKINS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent N o. 107,261, dated September 13, 1870.

IMPROVED BED-BOTTOM.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making of the saine I, DARLINGTON Hoslirns, of the city of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Bed-Bottoms, of which the following is a specification.

.'Nature and Objects of the I mention..

My invention relates to those bed-bottoms which afford an elastic or flexible support for the bed, and consists of a frame j ointcd across its mid length, and having adjnstably attached a series of longitudinallyarranged strips of webbing, in such a manner that the said bottom can be readily lifted off the beds'tead, and allv the said strips'of webbing sinmltaneously tightened, at anytime, with facility, and the frame replaced in its former position, within or upon the rails ofthe bedstead, in a few minntes, as occasion mayl require.

Description of the Accompanying lraua'ng.

hle ends of the webbing and their adjusting-bar, de-

lat-hed.

' General Description. The frame A vI make of stiff wood, and to rest upon the upper side of the rails B of the bedstead,.

or, if preferred, to rest within ythe said rails upon vledges or small metallic brackets b', attached perm-.meutly'to the inner' sides of ythe same, at points near the four corners.

The two side pieces a' a of the frame are each articulated, at the middle of thcir lengths, by a knee or rule-j oint, 3, made by halvingivertieally, beveliug, and

pivoting together the parts in the manner shown in the drawing, so that, when the said two parts of each of the said side pieces are aligned, and the frame placed in position on the bedstead, with 'the webbingr upward, as represented in figs. 1 and 2, the peculiar construction of the'said joints will prevent their yielding downward, but, at the same time, will permit the said frame to be readily'crooked upward at its mid length, when required, as represented by iig. 3..

-The one end of each of the strips of webbing is passed over the upper side of one of the end pieces, a, and nailed fast to the under side of the latter, and the vother end then nailed fast to a square bar of stiff wood, 4, which is adjustably or removably held, when in place, close along the under side of the other end piece a. of the said frame A, by means of two ormore reetangularly-bent metallic plates, 5, which are per: lnanently attached across the outer side of the said end piece o", so as to project below suiciently to receive the square bar of wood 4, with the attached ends of the webbing around it, and prevent it from being rotated in place by any strain on the webbing strips C, (see gs, 2, 3, and 4.) i

After attaching the webbing strips C tothe frame at e', they are to be cut off, and the cut ends nailed fast'to the loose square bar 4. The frame A is then to be crooked, as represented by g. 3, and the -bar v4, with its attached ends of the webbing strips rolled partly around it, (see fig. 4,) is then to be slipped side- 'wisc in between the bentprojecting plates 5, and the bottom side of the end o of the flame A, .(see fig. 3,)

and the crooked sideso a, then, by hand pressure forced into the aligned positions, and placed upon or within the bedstead-railsl, with the webbing strips upward, as represented in figs. 1 and 2.

If the strips of webbing have been out of 4proper lengt-h, they will be drawn tight by the said aligning operation of vthe sidcs'o a of the frame; and it will be readily understood lthat when, from use, the webbing has become' stretched or swagged, it can be readily retightened by'crooking the frame, as before described, and thenremoving the bar 4, giving it aquarter lor half rotary turn, replacing it, and `then again straightening the side pieces a a", as before. In this manner the webbing C may be tightened, at anytime, with facility, in a few minutes, .to any degree of tension desired. l

' Another important result is attained by the adoption of this bed-bottom, t. c., it can be readily lifted olf the bedstead, crooked, and thoroughly clearedl of any insects, in a few minutes, allowing, at the same time, clear and free aceess'to every part of the inner sides of the rails of the bedstead.

This bed-bottom is comparatively light in weight, and can be manufactured and sold, at a fair proiit, fora mnchlower price than any ofthe metallic spring or wooden slatted bed-bottoms now in the market.

the purpose hercinbefore set forth and described. f DARLINGTON HOSKINS.. l

Witnesses:

BENJ. Morrison, WM. H. Monrsox. 

